Cube ent has done lots of things wrong, but I dare say, the one thing that they’ve definitely done right with their boy groups, is that, they raised a family, a band of brothers.
I have no idea how korean ent companies work, but I’d imagine the boy groups and girl groups are handled by different departments, judging from how ptg was treated vs how clc is still being treated.
I have unintentionally fallen in love with all 3 generations of cube boy groups. BEAST was my very introduction into kpop and I’ve been following them since their Bad Girl days. Just as I thought I was too old to fangirl, my interest in BTOB piqued. While I never noticed ilhoon when he first debuted, I fell completely in love with him during their Remember Me comeback. I even saved up enough money to fly to Korea to watch the Dream Concert for BTOB (bless those pre-covid days). And then, just as I once again believed that I’m genuinely too old to check out newer groups, I somehow fallen into the Pentagon trap. I remember watching ptg maker because they were from Cube, but then I didn’t follow them until recently.
This is really just me rambling. It honestly warms my heart so much to see how these 3 boy groups genuinely treat their members like family. I mean, there must be a reason why Highlight and BTOB are one of the few gen2/3 groups who are still relevant.
It’s also kinda amazing how all three groups struggled before exploding into stardom. Beast was literally called the ‘Recycled’ group and it didn’t help that the much more popular 2pm are also branded as ‘Beastly idols’, who genuinely had better bodies than our dear beast themselves. Lol. I remember Gikwang sharing about how their house was in the basement and you can look into the house from the road and fans could literally look into their shower.
Or poor BTOB who nobody paid attention to until Yook Sungjae somehow snagged a role in School 2017 and they blew up. People finally realised their talent. Not only that, BTOB gave off a genuine vibe, like they’re just your neighbourhood hyungs. But look at them now. Pretty much every new group looks up to them, just as how Beast was THE goal for newer groups in their earlier days.
And now we’re here with dear ol Pentagon. It has taken awhile, but I genuinely hope with the bottom of my heart that they will walk the flower path from here on. I’m honestly so thankful that Cube did not give up on our boys, because they genuinely have so so much more to offer. It’s a little scary thinking about how many years it’s gonna be before ptg is a whole once again, but I trust they will make it work.
I have absolutely looked up to all 3 groups for their sheer resilience and passion to achieve their dreams. I mean, I’m sure other groups work hard too. I have no idea what is it about the Cube boys either, but I’m genuinely in awe with them. If you haven’t, please go have a listen to ptg’s Genius. I’ve never teared from the lyrics of a song, but damn does Genius hit the spot.
From Kino singing about there’s nothing to be envious of people on stages, to Yuto rapping about the fear of going home without becoming successful. Whilst in a different context, I think a lot of people in their 20s would relate. It’s such a dog eat dog world and the word ‘success’ has become so skewed. We’re measuring our ability to succeed with material wealth that is much easily attainable in the past. But that’s a rant not meant for an oppa blog.
I just watched ptg’s idol wonderland and it was kinda surreal seeing Gikwang MC or the fact that Ptg’s main dancer, Kino, danced in front of the Cube Ent’s OG main dancer, Gikwang.
I just seriously love Highlight, BTOB and Pentagon sooooo much. It’s so nice to see them interact with one another, but it’ll be a dream come true if somehow, all three groups can come together for a broadcast. A girl can dream I suppose.
